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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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